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Kosugi Hoan / Playing birds with plum blossoms
The bleeding of the paint creates a unique atmosphere. This work conveys a warm gaze towards living creatures.
Tokuoka Shinsen / Puppy
The work depicting a puppy under a bamboo tree is called "Issho-zu(一笑図)", which expresses a wish for the prosperity of offspring.
Maeda Seison / Millet
The two sparrows are adorable and have a gentle charm. This is a work by Maeda Seison, who studied the traditions of Yamato-e painting deeply.
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Maeda Seison / Wagtail
The bold composition and simple brushworks are superb. This work gives a glimpse of Maeda Seison's gaze on living creatures.
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Tani Buncho / Wild goose
This work's spatial composition created using only ink is magnificent. It was painted in 1836 when Buncho was 75 years old.
Horie Yusei / 2 Hanging scrolls of Dragon and Tiger
A grinning dragon and a tiger. The ferocity of both is beautifully expressed.
Kakizaki Hakyo / Flowers laugh and birds sing , wide hanging scroll
The red and white flower under the bamboo hat is probably a camellia. This flower-and-bird painting shows the influence of the Maruyama-Shijo school.
Dodo Konen / A snake and Young bamboo
Snakes, which are depicted as evil in Western paintings, are considered symbols of wealth and water in Japan.
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Maruyama Okyo / Playing turtle
This is a heartwarming piece of work depicting a turtle swimming leisurely and playing, and other turtles that appear to be parent and child watching over it. The box is inscribed by Kawabata Shigeaki, a Meiji-era Japanese painter and the son of Kawabata Gyokusho.
Goshun / Grasshopper, rice and moon
This is a calming autumn piece that evokes the feeling of a refreshing night breeze.
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Maruyama Okyo / Plovers with a wintry moon
This is a masterpiece that depicts a half moon floating brilliantly in the bitterly cold sky and plovers, a familiar winter seasonal word in haiku, using only ink. It has a box with the inscription by Mori Ippo who was a Mori school painter from the late Edo period. Formerly owned by the Setsuda family, a sake wholesaler that has been in business since the Edo period.
Ishiko Yurin / Woodpecker in Autumn Mountain
This painting vividly expresses the atmosphere of autumn. The delicately painted work is gorgeous and beautiful.
Inscription by Obaku Kacho, painted by Mori Sosen / Monkey parent and child
The fluffy fur and carefully drawn affectionate gestures will warm your heart. This is an excellent work by Mori Sosen, a master of monkey painting.
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Junyo / Bird and flowers
A flower-and-bird painting by the 18th abbot of Higashi Honganji, Junyo. The bird's gesture is cute, and the painting tells that he was as skilled as a professional painter.
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Nagasawa Rosetsu / Sparrows and the rising sun
This is a painting of sparrows by Nagasawa Rosetsu, who enjoyed painting animals. The richness of the sparrow's facial expression conveys his warm gaze towards living creatures.
Kano Eisen’in / Rabbit and wavelets
This piece depicts the legendary rabbit that is said to live on the moon. The cute rabbit is drawn with strong lines.
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Hanabusa Itcho / Bird on a Hagigaki with chrysanthemums
A lone blue bird perches on a bush clover fence. The light brushwork and gentle, elegant colors make this a beautiful work of art.
Hashimoto Gaho / Wild cows
It has the atmosphere of a truly modern Japanese painting, incorporating the perspective technique of Western painting. You can feel the so much distance of the landscape.
Matsumura Keibun / 12 Hanging scrolls of flowers and birds
It depicts camellia, Japanese bush warbler on plum blossoms, weeping cherry blossoms with azure-winged magpie, rape blossoms with butterflies, reeds with jade, moon with Japanese silver grass, chrysanthemum, maple, and geese, etc., representing the twelve months. The mounting was done by Fushihara-Shunpodo, a Kyoto-based mounting store.
Otani Son’yu / Wild goose
A wild goose is flying above the moon reflected on the water's surface. Its wide-spread wings are expressed with bold brushstrokes and light and dark tones of the ink. The humorous expression of the goose creates a peaceful feeling.
Komuro Suiun / Japanese cormorant flapping in the moonlight
It depicts a Japanese cormorant spreading its wings and drying its wet feathers.
Munakata Shiko / Carp
The calmly swimming carp, cool blue color, and folds on the fan surface give it a tasteful appearance.
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Abe Masayoshi / Bamboo and tiger
Tigers have been a popular subject for painting since ancient times due to their fierce appearance, and in Japan they were favored by samurais and Zen monks especially from the Muromachi period onwards.
Kawabata Ryushi / Japanese crane
This work depicts a Japanese crane, a symbol of longevity. His usage of blurred ink and dry strokes is superb.
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